Liza Wang
| Liza Wang Ming-chuen | |||||||||
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Liza Wang performing Cantonese opera
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| Chinese name | 汪明荃 | ||||||||
| Pinyin | wāng míngquán (Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Jyutping | wong1 ming4 cyun4 (Cantonese) | ||||||||
| Origin | Qingpu, Shanghai, China | ||||||||
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28 August 1947 Shanghai, China |
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| Other name(s) | The Big Sister | ||||||||
| Occupation | Actress, Singer, MC | ||||||||
| Genre(s) | Cantopop, Chinese Opera | ||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Singing | ||||||||
| Years active | 1967-present | ||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Lau Cheung Wah (1971 - 1983) Law Kar-ying (May 2, 2009 - ) |
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| Ancestry | Qingpu, Shanghai, China | ||||||||
| Website | Liza Wang website | ||||||||
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Liza Wang Ming-chuen, SBS (born 28 August 1947) is a diva, actress and MC from Hong Kong. She is a personality in Chinese-speaking communities. She has been nicknamed "The Big Sister" in the HK entertainment circle. Wang was a delegate in the National People's Congress from 1988 to 1997, and she is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Liza Wang moved to Hong Kong from Shanghai in autumn 1956 and signed up for Rediffusion Hong Kong's first Artist Academy class in 1967. From thousands of applicants, the 20-year-old Liza was one of the nine that were picked to attend acting classes. She was also the first to graduate from the academy.
Her career has spanned four decades, since 1967. She began working for Rediffusion Television Limited (later renamed Asia Television and now defunct) until she joined TVB in 1971. She was one of the members of the all-girl music group Four Golden Flowers. Wang initially made her mark in the entertainment industry in drama series. Her work in front of the camera was followed by that behind the scenes on television productions.
In 2005, she received the Best Actress award during TVB's 38th Anniversary. She received this award the seconc time for her role in Wars of In-laws. Wang received her first Best Actress award for her drama series The Awakening Story in 2001. She celebrated her 40th anniversary in the entertainment industry in 2007.
In parallel with her acting career Wang had a successful singing career, based on albums for her television series, consisting of TV theme songs. She has sung cantopop as well as mandopop. She performed duets with singer Adam Cheng. She continues to perform TV theme songs such as "東方之珠" for musical series like the 2006 Glittering Days.
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